July, 2019

• 11 July

  US Call for Syria Troops Divides German Coalition

  Discord broke out in German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ruling coalition Sunday, after the United States urged the country to send ground troops to Syria as Washington looks to withdraw from the region.

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• 8 July

  Afghan government unable to administer 64 districts

  The Afghan government is unable to administer 64 districts from the district centers, according to a recent survey. The 64 districts, which are located in 19 of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces, are either being administered remotely, or the district centers have been moved due to heavy fighting with the Taliban. The …

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• 8 July

  Niger military base raided by the Islamic State

  The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for yesterday’s complex assault on a Nigerien military base near the border with Mali. At least 18 soldiers were killed, while several more are still missing.

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• 8 July

  ISIS Says Slain Tunis Suspect Was One of its Militants

  ISIS has claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb blast in the Tunisian capital earlier this week. A wanted militant wearing an explosives belt blew himself up in Tunis on Tuesday after being surrounded by police, the government said, but there were no other casualties.

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• 8 July

  ‘Hardcore’ Isis ideologues held in Syrian camps represent long-term risk, warns US-led coalition

  The US-led coalition formed to defeat Isis has warned that a new generation of jihadis is being created in camps holding the families of Isis fighters.

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• 5 July

  Attacks from ISIS sleeper cells in Iraq and Syria could set the stage for a future land grab

  Remnants of the Islamic State are engaged in a campaign of violence, extortion, and terrorism in Syria and Iraq in an apparent effort to regroup after the disintegration of the jihadist group’s land caliphate earlier this year.

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• 5 July

  Libyan National Army: Turkey supports terrorists, directly interferes in Libya

  The Libyan National Army has accused the Turkish regime of supporting terrorist groups in Libya. The army announced in a statement that Libyan National Army is fighting against armed terrorists on Libyan territories, while a Turkish logistic support has been offered to terrorist elements since years ago.

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• 5 July

  US carries out rare strike against al-Qaeda in Syria

  An F/A-18F Super Hornet prepares to make an arrested landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower after a mission in support of Operation Inherent Resolve US forces carried out a rare strike against al-Qaeda in Syria on Sunday, killing eight commanders. US Forces conducted …

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• 5 July

  Dozens Killed as Taliban Bombs in 4 Humvees Rip Through Afghan District

  When the Taliban overran the district center of Maruf in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar this year, the government resorted to a familiar tactic: Simply relocate the district office 25 miles to the south to say it had not fallen.

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• 5 July

  US military targets al Qaeda operatives in Syria

  American forces struck al Qaeda “leadership at a training facility near Aleppo Province, Syria” yesterday, according to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM). The missile strike targeted al Qaeda “operatives responsible for plotting external attacks threatening U.S. citizens, our partners, and innocent civilians.” The U.S. military did not provide any specific details …

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